Recent content by Richard Wright

ah got it .. thanks you guys are just the best. got to nip into Halfords for brake cleaner anyway, will grab some loctite same time thanks so much

yep 200 at the front and 110 at the rear, not sure what you mean by encapsulated ?

thats good to know thanks,, just obeying Mr Haynes ! who says they MUST be replaced

All set to replace discs and pads this weekend, just checking method in Haynes and notice all 'caliper mounting bracket bolts have to be replaced' ... they didn't come with pads or discs sooooo.. where the heck am I gonna get those from in the morning ???

Both front doors now only lock/unlock intermittently on the keyfob .. tried wd40 into mechanisms without success. looks like an actuator replacement both sides. only vid i can find on youtube is by an American guy who makes it look a mother of a job including removing the window glass...

is that the f1 or f2 ? MY F2 has had exact same problem for ages. Ive got used to leaning across to open it.

guys thanks for all the tips.. it was the hose which attaches to the off side port on the intercooler.. it has 3 sections but main dealer only offering full set at £130. I only needed short 5 inch top flexible section which attaches to the throttle body i think. i managed to get a silicone...

Thanks Arctic Planning to do the job Tuesday so that wuld be a guge help Richard

Hi everyone Please advise a newbie if you can. Fairly pleased with my powers of diagnosis in correctly guessing a noisy engine was due to an ic hose. Inspection revealed a nice split at upper end of hose behind rad fan. at first glance looks like whole front end incl rad and fan will have to...